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Annexation of Hawaii
The Spanish-American war caused the United States to take over Hawaii in 1898. Hawaii was made a territory and Stanford Dole was made governor from -
Treaty of Paris
Spain relinquished Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines and to the United States. Ended the Spanish-American war -
The Boxer Rebellion
A secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fist led an uprising. The uprising took place in Northern China and it was due to the spread of Western and Japanese influance -
Drago Doctrine
International law that says a country can not use military force to collects debts. The doctrine says that a country can not be forced to pay debts. -
Hay-Herbert Treaty
Britain and the United States fought over the southern border of Alaska and Canada. The fight started over the gold that was in the mountains. A compromise was made and the mountains were split -
Veracruz Incident
The crew or the USS Dolphin docked in the port of Tampico. They were arrested and detained for an hour and a half for landing in a restricted dock. Woodrow Wilson wanted a 21-gun salute but Huerta denied to. Wilson then send a fleet to the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico could not hold them back. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
A German submarine torpedoed the British ocean liner Lusitania. Out of the 1959 people on the ship, 1198 people drowned and 128 were Americans. -
The Zimmerman Note/Telegraph/Cable
A secret communication to have an alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States go to war with Germany. One reason we went into WWI. -
Policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
German ships kept attacking ships that entered the British Isles -
The United States Enter WWI
The United States went into WWI for two major reasons. One reason is the Zimmerman Note. Another reason is the Germans attacked every ship that went around the British Isles. -
Fourteen Points
Created by Woodrow Willson. Statements for peace that were used to negotiate peace. Ended WWI. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Powers (The United States, France, Great Britan, China, and The Soviet Union) and ended the war. -
Leauge of Nations
The league of nations was discussed at the Paris Peace Conference. The league of nations had many purposes such as disarmament, negotiating to settle disputes, and improve global welfare. the "Big Four" were the United States, Great Britan, France, and Italy. -
The Washington Naval Conference (Washington Arms Conference)
Was held to discuss naval disarmament and relieve tension in East Asia. Created the Four-Power Treaty, the Five-Power Treaty, and the Nine-Power Treaty -
The Four-Power Treaty
Was a Follow on the Lansing-Ishii Agreement (Was an attempt to remake peace between U.S Policies and Japenese Policies in china during WWI) It was signed by the United States, Great Britan, France and Japan -
The Nine-Power Treaty
It was made for independence, and territorial freedom and gave all nations the right to do business with it on equal terms. The United States, Japan, France, Great Britan, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, China, and the Netherlands signed it. -
The Five-Power Treaty
Was made to scrap 1,900,000 warships belonging to the Great Powers. Was signed by the United States, Great Britan, Japan, France, and Italy -
The Nine-Point Treaty
Gave nations the right to do business with each other if they are on equal terms. The United States, Japan, Italy, France, Great Britan, Portugal, China, Belgium, and the Netherlands
